Tagged with John McCain 
-
Less mopin', more hopin'
Seven reasons for optimism about the Senate climate bill 12
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Conventional wisdom says that the Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill faces a long uphill slog against unlikely odds. Here's the thing about Beltway CW, though: it always forecasts delay, difficulty, and failure. And it's always right. Until it's wrong. Here are seven reasons for cautious optimism.
-
Baby carrots
How Senate Dems should lure GOP to a climate bill 9
Posted 1 month ago
The greenosphere is abuzz with the news that a few Republican Senators are open to the climate bill if certain conditions are met. In classic form, Senate Dems are signalling their willingness -- no eagerness! -- to give the Republicans whatever they want.
-
how will key senators vote on a climate bill?
John McCain (R-Ariz.) 2
Posted 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Sen. John McCain was one of the earliest congressional supporters of cap-and-trade, but these days he doesn't seem very interested in working with Democrats on a climate bill.
-
Old dog, nuke tricks
Sen. Alexander calls for 100 new nuke plants, won’t work with Dems on climate bill 8
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Monday called for 100 new nuclear power plants over the next 20 years as the central element of a climate and energy plan that Republicans intend to introduce in the Senate. In presenting the plan, he shot down the possibility that he would work with Democrats to craft compromise climate and energy legislation.
-
Pointy-headed arugula eaters, unite!
Former McCain spokesperson joins Gore’s team 0
Posted 6 months agoHere's a curious development for you: Brian Rogers, spokesperson for John McCain's presidential campaign last year, is now working for Al Gore.
-
What he means when he says 'my friends'
McCain wants a climate policy that benefits the rich 13
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Don't be misled by the rhetoric: John McCain is advocating for a system that primarily benefits the very wealthy.
-
Bipartisanship in action
McCain rails against Obama cap-and-trade plan 6
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
John McCain said he still wants a cap-and-trade bill to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, but offered scathing criticism of the Obama administration's climate and energy plans, calling them "irresponsible, ill-conceived."
-
In the line of fireworks
Expect sparks as the Senate takes up energy legislation 0
Posted 7 months ago
If the mark-up of some of the least-controversial energy measures last week was any indication of things to come, we can expect fireworks in the Senate on energy policy when legislators return from their two-week April recess.
-
McCain’s adviser on the censorship of climate information under Bush 0
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago -
Future of Obama presidency hinges on ability to adapt to changing circumstances 6
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago -
The X-Prize and the dream of a losing presidential candidate 1
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago -
Obama and McCain make nice and possibly talk climate and energy 3
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago -
... in my head 1
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago -
Nostalgia 0
Posted 12 months ago -
Judgment and objectivity in media 1
Posted 1 year ago -
Obama has outplayed McCain on coal 0
Posted 1 year ago -
Green groups dropping big cash on independent expenditures for this year’s election 1
Posted 1 year ago -
McCain adviser repeats myths about climate change 4
Posted 1 year ago -
McCain robocalls target Obama’s rhetoric on coal 1
Posted 1 year ago -
New McCain ad highlights him and Obama agreeing on global warming 1
Posted 1 year ago